Democrat leaders claim that House Republicans can’t pass a debt ceiling increase. But House Republicans did pass an increase. In fact, House Republicans are the only ones in Washington who have taken any action on the debt ceiling. Chuck Schumer and the Democrat Senate have failed to act and so has the White House.
The House Republican bill is called the Limit, Save, Grow Act. This bill ensures the Treasury doesn’t default on its obligations to vital programs like Social Security, while also making modest reforms to the work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid. WSJ has a good analysis of what the Republican plan accomplishes. In a nutshell, it ensures that able-bodied adults without children are not taking advantage of welfare programs when they could be working.
Democrats could stop the petty drama and negotiate with Republicans in good faith. But instead, they’re pushing this political showmanship along with outright lies to the American public.
We are running out of time. Dan Crenshaw needs your help to increase the pressure on Democrats to start taking the debt ceiling negotiations seriously. Please share this with your friends and neighbors. And if your congressman is a Democrat, slam their phone lines with demands that they stop holding the country hostage and support the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
